FG Targets Over 400K Youths With Accessible Loans As CREDICORP Launches YouthCred In Lagos

Recently, the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation(CREDICORP) 

@credicorp.ng officially launched YouthCred at the Lagos NYSC Ipaja camp, after a similar launch in Abuja, in line with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda, and in line with his mandate to extend consumer credit to every Nigerian.

Tagged “Real Financial knowledge, Real credit”, YouthCredtargets over 400,000 young Nigerians including corps members with affordable, flexible consumer credit. Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande emphasized the scheme benefits all youths, helping bring “big ideas and inventions to life.”

CREDICORP MD/CEO Uzoma Nwagba called it a “revolution” that will establish Nigeria’s credit culture, while Lagos Commissioner Mobolaji Ogunlende praised the initiative’s alignment with Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s youth empowerment vision.

The scheme aims to teach responsible borrowing and financial skills to build Nigeria’s future.

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